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Elizabeth I's Conjuror: John Dee
10 October 2024A trusted advisor to Queen Elizabeth I, Dr. John Dee was an astronomer, mathematician, astrologer, and navigator with ties to the...
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29:45
Scotland's Disastrous Attempt at Empire
8 October 2024In the late 17th century, Scotland tried to establish a colony in Panama - and it all went horribly wrong.
In July 1698, a fleet of five...
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The Silk Road: Where Cultures Collided
8 October 2024At the edge of the Gobi Desert, Dunhuang was once a bustling oasis on the famous Silk Road connecting China and the Mediterranean. For more...
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41:51
Sex & Scandal in Catherine of Aragon's Court
8 October 2024When Henry VIII wanted a divorce from Catherine of Aragon, he needed to prove that she was not a virgin when they wed.
One woman was key to...
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46:38
Who Was Christopher Columbus?
7 October 2024Did Columbus really think the Earth was flat? Where did he come from? Where did he get to? To untangle the myths of Columbus and his complicated...
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Who was Jack the Ripper? The Doctor (Suspect 4)
7 October 2024Part 4/4. By looking at the men accused of being Jack the Ripper, we uncover dark truths about Victorian society - and our own. Why were these...
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49:29
The Storming Of The Bastille
7 October 2024Assassin's Creed Unity starts by putting players at the heart of the Storming of the Bastille. It is one of the key events of the French...
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42:28
Floral Messages in the Tudor Court
7 October 2024The Tudor Rose was a well-known symbol which dominated the national identity of England. But for both the Tudors and Stuarts, flower imagery...
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59:28
Robert the Bruce, King of Scots
6 October 2024Robert the Bruce is best remembered as a rebel king, and for good reason. He was an unrelenting thorn in the side of any English monarch with...
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Darius the Great, Persian King of Kings
6 October 2024One of the most famous and recognisable Persian kings of antiquity, Darius the Great was an Achaemenid superstar, ruling the Achaemenid Persian...
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Richard II vs. Henry IV
4 October 2024For the Plantagenets, family might be a curse as often as a boon. They could provide invaluable support, or dangerous rivalry. At the end of the...
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Illegitimacy: Sex & Secrecy in the 18th Century
4 October 2024Why were children punished for illegitimacy in the 18th century? And what does the word even mean?
The truth is quite shocking, and probably...
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